Question

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Find the sum or difference.
(x^2 + 6x + 1) - (2x^2 - 8x + 4)

Answer 1

distribute the negative and combine like terms

Answer 2

Umm how? What number do i distribute with?

Answer 3

right hand side of the equation distribute the negative sign

Answer 4

So additive inverse? Switch the negative to addition and change the numbers to the right of it to its opposite?

Answer 5

\[ - (2x^2 - 8x + 4) = -2x^2+8x-4\]

Answer 6

Oh ok. Whats the next step?

Answer 7

combine like terms and simplify

Answer 8

\[x^2+6x+1-2x^2+8x-4 = -x^2+14x-3\]

Answer 9

Wait but i have a question. How do we combine like terms with exponents? For example: x^2 and 2x^2. How do we combine them?

Answer 10

-_______- by either subtracting or adding..

Answer 11

Oh i get it. Sorry. Lol. Can you help me with another one?

Answer 12

eating

Answer 13

Oh ok. Sorry. Thanks!